Daycares in Santa Cruz, California

78 facilitiesAvg score: 91.1

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

58 of 78 tracked providers have inspection history

Active providers

61 providers appear active in this market

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

February 18, 2026

Provenance

California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring

City Snapshot

Santa Cruz currently has 78 tracked providers. 58 have inspection history, 61 appear active, and 62% of the market holds an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is February 18, 2026.

Updated April 3, 2026 from California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring.

A

ST. STEPHEN'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

2500 SOQUEL AVENUE

3 violationsCapacity: 30DAY CARE CENTER
A

CALVARY PRESCHOOL

532 CENTER STREET

3 violationsCapacity: 24DAY CARE CENTER
A

DEL MAR STATE PRESCHOOL

1959 MERRILL STREET

3 violationsCapacity: 24DAY CARE CENTER
A

DISCOVERY WEST

208 RANKIN STREET

3 violationsCapacity: 28DAY CARE CENTER
A

ACR ACADEMY

327 CHURCH STREET

3 violationsCapacity: 22INFANT CENTER
A

KCE CHAMPIONS LLC @ BONNY DOON

1492 PINE FLAT ROAD

12 violationsCapacity: 30SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
A

DOWNTOWN CHILDREN'S CENTER

120 WEEKS STREET

6 violationsCapacity: 30DAY CARE CENTER
B

LITTLE ACORNS MONTESSORI

1215 CHANTICLEER AVE.

5 violationsCapacity: 50SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
B

HAPPY DAYS CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER

720 SEVENTEENTH AVENUE

CLOSED
13 violationsCapacity: 20INFANT CENTER
B

HOLY CROSS PRESCHOOL

170 A HIGH STREET

6 violationsCapacity: 30DAY CARE CENTER
B

LIFE SPRING COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL AND INFANT CARE

2560 SOQUEL AVENUE

6 violationsCapacity: 19INFANT CENTER
B

ROSEBUD PLAYGARDEN

2190 EMPIRE GRADE

9 violationsCapacity: 14DAY CARE CENTER
C

LIVE OAK PRESCHOOL

1916 CAPITOLA ROAD

12 violationsCapacity: 44DAY CARE CENTER
C

DE LA VEAGA CKC INC.

1145 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD

9 violationsCapacity: 250SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
C

NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDCARE CENTER

904 WESTERN DRIVE

12 violationsCapacity: 36DAY CARE CENTER
C

MIDTOWN MONTESSORI

987 BOSTWICK LANE, CLASSROOM 1

27 violationsCapacity: 25DAY CARE CENTER
D

FAMILY NETWORK PRESCHOOL

1225 BROMMER ST

12 violationsCapacity: 25DAY CARE CENTER
D

KCE CHAMPIONS LLC @ BROOK KNOLL ELEMENTARY

151 BROOK KNOLL DRIVE

52 violationsCapacity: 121SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
D

CKC CHILDREN'S CENTER

8005 WINKLE AVENUE

23 violationsCapacity: 42DAY CARE CENTER
D

L'ACADEMY PRESCHOOL SANTA CRUZ

3205 SALISBURY DRIVE

106 violationsCapacity: 13INFANT CENTER